German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has demanded that Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas make concessions in ongoing negotiations in Qatar in the Gaza war and agree to an immediate ceasefire. "Only an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that leads to a permanent ceasefire will keep the hope for peace alive - for Palestinians and Israelis alike," Baerbock said on Sunday. She is scheduled to depart for the Middle East on Monday and Tuesday for crisis diplomacy talks in Egypt, Israel an
A planned UN Security Council vote on a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza war during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has been postponed until Monday. A vote had originally been scheduled for Saturday, but was delayed at the last minute, with diplomats continuing negotiations behind closed doors to make an adoption of the draft resolution more likely, dpa understands. On Friday, Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war between I
The Israeli army continued attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza and dozens more Palestinians were killed as UN chief António Guterres, on a visit to the Rafah border crossing on Saturday, once again demanded an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire." The Israeli air force struck some 35 targets on Friday, including operational command centres, military posts and "the infrastructure of terrorist organizations," the military said on Saturday, claiming that dozens of enemy fighters had been killed in groun
The United States will have to explain during an upcoming meeting on March 4 the reason for casting a veto on a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, General Assembly presidential spokesperson Monica Grayley said on Wednesday.